Hugh2
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It's not crazy, but it's highly unlikley. If it happens we should all be very excited about him but the Red Sox shouldn't plan on him being ready until late 2024 or the beginning of 2025. Everyone....it's time to get on the Miguel Bleis train. He's a few years away, but he's the first true 5 tool ceiling prospect the Sox have had in a long time. If everything breaks right for this kid he's going to be the next international stud.
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Realistically if Pham had started the season in Boston and had the stat line he does now, Likely Duran is likely getting a lot more at bats in AAA. I would imagine a better stat line and a fan base demanding his promotion to start in the outfield. I don't think your argument is wrong, but I don't think Pham is the guy to say we should have started the season with now that we know in hindsight he's marginally better than what else we put out there this year. The outfield needed a much bigger upgrade than that.
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The Sox specifically plan to not throw Whitlock every day and give him rest. I know originally it was because they were not trying to load up his arm after surgery and had long-term ambitions of stretching him out as a starter. It seems to me, that they should be able to take the training wheels off and go one way or the other by now, but I think they still have ambitions for him to be a part of the rotation in 2023.
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I think that’s what they do, not the worse way to start off the season. But by the time Casas comes to town it seems like a pretty big waste to hold two roster spots open for DHs who can only really play 1B and barely hit. I think the start off the year this way but by mid season next year one of those three are gone.
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JDM has been solid, it’s probably time to move on. Would love to see the Sox add a premium bat this off-season (amongst other needs)
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For argumentative purposes let’s say extending Bogey costs 30 million per annum. That’s only an additional $10 million per year. Given the space the Sox have, that’s not a huge obstacle to making other moves to upgrade the team in 2023. No reason we can’t extend Bogey and upgrade at catcher/OF/pitcher as well. If they need to stay under the cap one of those positions can be filled with a premium player via the trade market. If the Sox are willing to go over the cap for a few years and make a run, there’s no reason they can’t go up against the next threshold. This means that after extending Bogaerts the Sox have an additional 60-100 million to spend depending on how frugal they want to be. Using the past 20 years as precedent, it seems their philosophy on being frugal is ever changing. I won’t be surprised either way. But they could be a powerhouse next year if they spend the money.
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I would say not improving the outfield is another, but the JBJ trade still covers that. Regardless, this team would still be without a centerfielder right now
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Agreed, wanting to go for it when if the team is crappy is just dumb. Complaining about the team overall is well within their rights. I think the bashers don’t give enough credit to how much injuries derailed this team. Still, they do have a few good points. The JBJ trade is a real head scratcher. They did not do enough to strengthen the pitching. The last one is debatable because some of the pitching moves Bloom made actually looked pretty good until the injuries started piling up. For a man dead set on building organizational depth, we seem to have lacked it where we needed it the most.
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I don’t think they have to extend Devers, especially if they aren’t confident, mine as well have him at a lower AAV next year. You can always slide Bogaerts to 3Rd and Story to SS, Mayer may be ready by 2024 as well. I’m not as sentimental as most fans when it comes to players, and I’m all for trading guys away for future value. But I think there’s also value in continuity and the Sox have had almost NONE of that for a decade. Last homegrown talent the Sox signed to a long term contract that was a star was Pedroia. I think they can change that with Bogaerts and it sends a message to the team as well.
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To build upon my last post, this entails actually upgrades. No downgrades, avoid platoons if possible, no backups starting, You can throw out a couple big contracts this off-season and you can also trade for a TOTRS. You will have to give up talent, but this is the game you play. There’s a pretty intriguing free agent class coming up, I’m not sure what the trade market looks like for pitchers. Perhaps free agency is the way to go there as well.
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We warned people about the cliff year ago, and they did not listen. This is the result. Bloom took over a Sox farm system that was the worse it had been in years and an inflated unproductive payroll. He’s spent the last several years turning that around. Obviously some posters don’t believe in that philosophy and think we should be the LA Dodgers, perhaps they’re right, but eventually they’re right. Eventually you have to cash in. One could argue that healthy this is a good team, and with a farm system built back up this off-season is the one to go for it.
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Call me naive but I’m still giving him a chance, I will however come over to the dark side if he doesn’t make some big moves this off-season. I hope you guys have cookies over there.
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I think you HAVE to sign a better catcher, let wong/McGuire battle for the backup role. Would also love an upgrade over Pham. Also, Casas should start at 1B, let Hosmer DH, or someone else.
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He took over a crap team a crap system, and had a 1/3 of a season. As far as I’m concerned the U.S. government should just pass legislation officially removing 2020 from the record books, for both life and sports. So he’s 1 for 2 after this season, with this year having a well above average number of key injuries. Next year is the real show me year for Bloom.
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He’s not the only one saying it, the outfield is pretty much all left fielders. Dugo has played all 3, but his defense has taken a step back in LF. We had a centerfielder but he got hurt. JBJ is a centerifleder in defense only, but he’s gone. The team has all left fielders, that’s just a fact. Still another outfield bat would have been nice, didn’t have to be RH though.
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That’s not how markets work.
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Was at the game last night. Awesome seeing our future right fielder hit one over the monster.
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Wait….people actually think we had a shot this year? If this team goes on a run awesome, but I’m all aboard the 2023 train.
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I mean.... that should help the Red Sox, right?
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So what you’re saying is the majority of those 280 players can not add value at the MLB level? That was my point.
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Nobody has the depth to overcome a certain threshold of injuries. You don’t stash Aces, and premium bats in the minors. It’s debatable to what extent but to some extent the Sox injuries were just too much too much to overcome. That gets lost in a lot of this noise
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I think Bogaerts gets closer to 195/7
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If the Sox are willing to go over the tax next year I think it’s a lock he gets a QO. I think JD is in decline but I also think he’s better than he’s been recently. I think he’ll be fine as a DH for a few more years.
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True, but with many top tier SS on the market one can imagine a scenario where the price comes down a bit. No stronger force than supply and demand. Xander might take less money to play here but it’s going to be on par with what he’s being offered…I don’t think the 300 million dollar deal is there for him
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I’m open to saving the Pennies, who might fight better at the DH position?